Pillars of Society (1935 film)
Pillars of Society (German: Stützen der Gesellschaft) is a 1935 German drama film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Heinrich George, Maria Krahn and Albrecht Schoenhals.[1][2] It is based on the eponymous play by Henrik Ibsen.[3]
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| Directed by | Douglas Sirk |
| Produced by | Ernst Krüger Fred Lyssa Robert Neppach Hans Herbert Ulrich |
| Written by | Karl Peter Gillmann Georg C. Klaren |
| Based on | The Pillars of Society by Henrik Ibsen |
| Starring | Heinrich George Maria Krahn Albrecht Schoenhals |
| Music by | Franz R. Friedl |
| Cinematography | Carl Drews |
| Edited by | Friedel Buckow |
Production company | UFA |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 21 December 1935 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff and Hans Minzloff. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg and the Danish island of Bornholm.
Cast
- Heinrich George as Consul Bernick
- Maria Krahn as Betty Bernick
- Horst Teetzmann as Olaf Bernick
- Albrecht Schoenhals as Johann Tonnessen
- Suse Graf as Dina Dorf
- Oskar Sima as Krapp
- Karl Dannemann as Aune
- Hansjoachim Büttner as Hammer
- Walther Süssenguth as Urbini
- Franz Weber as Vigeland
- Paul Beckers as Hansen, Zirkusclown
- S.O. Schoening as Sandstadt, Kaufmann
- Toni Tetzlaff as Frau Sandstadt
- Maria Hofen as Frau Vigeland
- Gerti Ober as Thora Sandstadt
- Fritz Draeger as Gast
- Alfred Karen a Gast
- Gustav Püttjeras Matrose
- Franz Stein as Ein Bürger
- Walter Steinweg as Matrose
- Eleonore Tappert as Kassiererin
- Lewis Brody
References
- "Pillars of Society - Stützen der Gesellschaft". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- "Stützen der Gesellschaft". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- Rentschler p.105
Bibliography
- Eric Rentschler. German Film & Literature. Routledge, 2013.
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